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Accession Data:

Pittosporum eugenioides A. Cunn.

  • Common Name: Tarata, Lemonwood
  • Family: Pittosporaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: New Zealand
  • Habitat: Lowland and montane forests, North and South Islands

  • Description: Tree, to 40 feet, trunk pale gray, smooth; leaves elliptic, to 4 inches long, margins usually undulate; flowers yellow, fragrant, to 1/4 inch long, in many-flowered terminal panicles; capsule 2-valved, to 1/4 inch in diameter, glabrous.

  • Uses: A resin obtained by incision or bruising the bark is used as a chewing gum. The resin is also used as a hair oil, in pot pourri and to treat halitosis.
  • Culture: Grow in fertile, well-drained soil and keep moist over summer to maintain the foliage at its best. They need full sun or part-shade, and a sheltered position in colder areas.
  • USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198600108
  • Source: Christchurch B.G.
  • Accession Date: 02-17-1986
  • Bench: 2314 - New Zealand/Australia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-26-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Apiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Pittosporaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Zealand North / New Zealand South

References (external):

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  3. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.
  5. Pittosporum eugenioides at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.

data regenerated on Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:03:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Pittosporaceae

  • Pittosporum eugenioides
  • Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata'
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